Hypochondriac Melancholy Hypochondriac Melancholy, also referred to as Windy Melancholy, is a type of Melancholy caused by poor digestion. It was often confused or not well covered in traditional texts. Some claimed it harder to treat than regular Melancholy, others said it was easier. The causes and symptoms were also often confused. Therefore, it is…
Liver Heat Liver Heat manifests with red eyes, headache, irritability and anger, high-colored and strong smelling urine, a red tongue or red edges on the tongue, and a fast or bounding pulse. There maybe constipation, insomnia, hypertension etc. Western Tradition Simples Lemon Balm SandalwoodChicoryGentianBarberry Self HealRoseEndiveWormwoodFumitory 1. Chicory seed taken with Pomegranate Water2. Camomile, Blessed…
Emotional Disorders ‘Passions of the psyche produce changes in the body, that are great, evident and manifest‘(Maimonides, Regimen of Health) The Emotions are closely related to Mental activity and the Spirit in Traditional Medicine. Since the Heart ‘stores’ the Spirit, the state of the Heart can have an impact on the Mind and Emotions. For…
Epilepsy & Convulsions Falling Sickness It is caused by “the thick chyme which blocketh up the exits of the breath [Qi]“(Syrian Book of Medicine) Epilepsy and Convulsions are classic ‘Wind’ diseases. As with other Wind diseases, Wind can come with Heat, Phlegm and is either excess or deficient. Wind-Heat can be acute or chronic; acute…
2Y. Corrosive Corroding; Caustic; Eating; Destroying; Exedentibus These burn, corrode or destroy unhealthy flesh, and hardness such as Warts, and Tumors. Verdigris Alum Melanterite Mercury Sublimate Zinc Chloride Copper Sulphate Lime Hydrochloric acid Burnt CopperBoraxSoryArsenicLead OxideFerrous SulphateNitric acidSulphuric acid Western Classification 2. Secondary Facultiesa. Aperientsb. Attenuatersc. Inciding Medicinesd. Attenuaters of Congealed Bloode. Lenitivef. Purifyingg….
Lapis Phrygius Hajar Afroji (Unani) Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 Dioscorides:‘The Phrygian stone the dyers in Phrygia use (hence its name) is found in Cappadocia. The best is pale and mildly heavy, not firm from compaction, with partitions of white in-between like cadmia. The stone is burnt as follows. Moisten it with the best wine, cover…
G. Sedate the Heart, Mind and Spirit Sedatives This group is one of the most elusive and defining of Traditional Medicine. Most of these medicines have little or no research to back their traditional uses, other than the dietary calcium that many of them contain. Of course, many trace minerals are also present, particularly in…
Cancer – Chemo & Radio Side Effects Chenotherapy and Radiotherapy, along with Surgery where applicable, remain the most common treatments for Cancer in Modern Medicine. All of these tactics can be viewed as “attacking” therapies, and yet little to nothing is done to support the body during the biggest battle of its life. Chemo- and…
Why Traditional Medicine is stronger than Modern Herbalism and Naturopathy By Adam Tate, 2012 To the Lay person, Traditional Medicine, Modern Herbal Medicine and Naturopathy may all be very similar. However, there are fundamental differences that make Traditional Medicine more effective and more holistic than its modern counterparts. 1. Philosophy vs Pseudo-science All traditional medicine…
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3A. Sudorifics & Diaphoretics Transpirers; Medicines to Promote Sweat They are medicines promoting Sweat, or more properly, open the pores. They cut, attenuate and penetrate, exhale through the pores, carrying Serous Fluid and Vapors through the skin. They are used to relieve Fever, and to through off diseases in the beginning, such as Colds, Influenza,…
The Art of PhysickSection B. Of the 6 Non-Naturals4. Of Exercise Neue Artznei und Practicierbuchlin, Bock, 1551 D. What Exercise is requisite? C. Not too easy, nor too vehement; not too swift, nor too slow; but moderate. However the Phlegmatic require a stronger and violent Exercise then the Choleric. Equality in Exercise is preferred before…
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